The Vagus Nerve Reset: Train Your Body to Heal Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety

With practical, immediate ways to establish a mindful connection with our bodies, The Vagus Nerve Reset is an introduction to the nervous system, and helps us tap into our body’s innate capacity to process and return to a state of safety, transforming the way we respond to every kind of challenge in life.
Feeling anxious and disconnected are signs of a nervous system that’s out of balance. Something as small as a curt message from your boss can be perceived by your body as a threat—which triggers a change in your vagus nerve (a cranial nerve that runs from your brain to your abdomen). In The Vagus Nerve Reset, somatic therapist Anna Ferguson offers easy tools and exercises, grounded in the science of Polyvagal Theory, to help train your nervous system to stop overreacting and start responding more calmly to day-to-day stressors. By tuning in to your vagus nerve you can gently shape your nervous system to achieve greater resilience, improve sleep and digestion, find relief from anxiety, and manage past traumas.
The power of somatic therapy: learn how to work with your body to change the way you feel, think, and behave to become more resilientPositively change your mood and behavior: you’ll assess how your vagus nerve is functioning, then incorporate practices such as breath, touch, movement, and intention to grow your connection to your body Polyvagal Theory made easy: understand the underlying principle of how the nervous system regulates feelings of safety and how one responds to experiences in the world

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The power of somatic therapy

Use accessible tools and easy exercises to work with your body to change the way you feel, think, and behave to become more resilient

Positively change your mood & behavior

Assess how your vagus nerve is functioning, incorporate practices such as breath, touch, movement, to grow your connection to your body

Polyvagal Theory made easy

Understand the underlying principle of how the nervous system regulates feelings of safety and how one responds to experiences in the world

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zeitgeist
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 9, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593689909
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593689905
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.58 x 8.24 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #54,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #58 in Post-Traumatic Stress #98 in Popular Psychology Pathologies #106 in Stress Management Self-Help
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